Gun
Two brass muzzle loading smoothbore guns mounted on carriages. Calibre: 2.5in The despatch vessel RETRIEVER, on arrival at Calcutta, fired one of these guns to announce the delivery of the mail.
Object Details
| ID: | KTP0026 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Weapons |
| Type: | Gun |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Retriever (despatch vessel); Pansy 1916 (HMS: sloop) |
| Date made: | 19th century |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Parts: | Gun |
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